Based Out of Loveland, CO

Mike Jackson Photography

...an eclectic array of subjects I find along Colorado's Front Range, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and beyond!

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Harvest of Fall Colors

Front Range Kaleidoscope of Brilliant Colors!

Heron Fishing on Ice

Oregon’s Covered Bridges

Three of Oregon’s 54 Covered Bridges

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Rugged Northwest Coastline

Washington & Oregon

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Historic Port Townsend

Remote, Historic Seaside Community

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Leaf Peeping in the Rockies

Fall in Southwest Colorado

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Elk in Gold

Photos from the Golden Hour

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Rocky Mountain Elk

Early 2024 Rut

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Alexander Mountain Fire

A wildfire too close to home!

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Summer Mornings in RMNP

Advantages of getting out early

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Fire in the Sky!

4th of July Fireworks in Loveland, CO

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Springtime’s Race to Summer

Colorado’s beautiful change of seasons

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Wild Horses of Sand Wash Basin

Iconic Symbols of the American West

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Great American Horse Drive

Maybell’s Annual “Parade of Horses”

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Spring Returns to the Rockies

A gallery of early Spring captures

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Osprey

Aerial Acrobats and their prizes

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Blurred Birds in Flight

Slow the Shutter Speed & Follow the Bird!

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January Images

A gallery of recent captures

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Top It Off with a  Cupola

Functional and Decorative Cupolas

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The Season of Bighorns

Bighorns of the Bighorn Thompson Canyon

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Wood Ducks

Colorful and Beautiful Ducks

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Where the Pavement Ends

Backroads Barns and Buildings

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First Snow: Winter 2023

Mornings After a ew Snowfall

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CO & NM Prime Foliage

Fall along the Colorado & New Mexico border

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Local Color

Brilliant fall color along the Front Range

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Loveland’s Ladies of the Night

Don’t stay out at night in Loveland!

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Great Sand Dunes National Park

Ever changing landscapes at one of Colorado’s overlooked parks.

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Antonito’s Silver Palace

An unexpected “non” tourist attraction.

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Cumbres & Toltec Railroad

A colorful page of plants and flowers that accent the summer landscape. Most were taken at the Gardens at Spring Creek.

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Looking UP in Leadville

Some of historic Leadville’s victorian details, often overlooked.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe Church

Colorado’s oldest church features a dozen exquisite stained glass windows.

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Historic St. Elmo 

Colorado’s largest and most complete historic mining town.

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Colorful Colorado Backroads

A colorful gallery of images taken a bit off the beaten path this fall.

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Mines and Structures

Images featuring remnants of some of Colorado’s historic days of silver, copper, and gold.

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Harvest of Fall Images

Colorful Fall Foliage, a variety of Wildlife, and some unexpected subjects!

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Fall Panoramic Images

An “ongoing” gallery of wide photos during the fall foliage season.

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Historic Fairplay, CO

A gallery of images taken at South Park City in Fairplay, CO.

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Black Canyon National Park

Morning photos at one of Colorado’s hidden gems.

Bull Elk with Toupée

How About My New Toupée!

A “down-tine” bull with his new headgear in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Rocky Mountain Elk 2023

A gallery of images of Rocky Mountain National Park’s famous elk.

Moose Calves

RMNP Bull: G5 – Split 6 (Atlas?)

One of the multi-named “big boys” in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Bull Elk in morning light

Early September in RMNP: 

Cooler days & elk bugling. These are hints that fall is on the way.  This page shows images from two quick mornings in RMNP.

Hood Ornaments & Details

Vintage cars shows and rallies are common in the Rocky Mountain West. This page features hood ornament & details.

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Summer Flowers

A colorful page of plants and flowers that accent the summer landscape. Most were taken at the Gardens at Spring Creek.

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Corn Roast Festival Parade

Photos from Loveland’s 127th annual parade. The event draws a large crowd to cheer on the equally large and diverse parade participants.

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Summer Captures

This page contains a generous sampling of the images I’ve photographed through the warm months of summer.

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Halloween in Lahaina (2014)

Re-posted Images from Lahaina’s Halloween Party on historic Front Street. Devastating wildfires changed everything in Maui. We wish them well!

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Georgetown Loop RR

One of Colorado’s Historic Narrow Guage Railroads.

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Tiny Twins & Moose

Month old calves in RMNP

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Bull Moose in a “Tizzy”

Erratic behavior by a bull moose in RMNP

My Other Sites

Golden Studios : Started in 1995, this is the hub site that links everything.

Gallery of Prints for sale (Metal Prints)

I hope you enjoy this site. It will be ever changing. If you have time, check out some of my other sites!